2025 • Oct 21
Albanese backs Rudd to keep role despite Trump criticism, saying ambassador ‘works his guts out’ in DC
Donald Trump had told Kevin Rudd he ‘probably never will’ like him, prompting apology from ambassador
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2025 • Oct 16
With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition
Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999
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2025 • Oct 15
Queensland government blames police for overstated figures on drop in crime – as it happened
This blog is now closedCandace Owens: high cou...
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2025 • Oct 13
Keating praises super backdown – but with such a feeble opposition, Labor should spend more political capital
If Albanese and Chalmers are to achieve the intergenerational fairness they say Australia so badly needs, much bigger fights than this will be necessary
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2025 • Oct 13
Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows
Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year
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2025 • Oct 13
New rules have been proposed for your super. Here’s what you need to know
Major changes include indexing super balances to inflation and addition of a new threshold taxing balances between $3m and $10mGet our
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2025 • Oct 13
Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail
Government’s FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage
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2025 • Oct 12
Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests
Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate
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2025 • Oct 12
Australia news live: scam warning after massive Qantas data leak hits dark web; NSW promises pothole repair
Airline says Australians should be on guard against fake compensation claims. Follow today’s news liveGet our bre...
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2025 • Oct 09
Victorian Labor’s socialist left stakes claim to Mark Dreyfus’s federal seat of Isaacs in factional tussle
Exclusive: Left faction moves to cement dominance amid speculation over the future of former attorney general from Labor’s right
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2025 • Oct 02
Millions of Australians eligible for 5% first home buyers scheme may be unable to afford repayment
Greens and experts argue policies that let first home buyers spend more than usual only creates more expensive housing – without lifting the proportion of homeownersGet our
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2025 • Oct 02
Australia news live: retired admiral criticises Aukus deal; decision expected in NSW psychiatrists pay dispute
Peter Briggs says relying on overseas construction is ‘folly’; industrial relations commission to rule this morning on government’s stoush with doctors. Follow the latest news liveGe...
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